This biographical data was taken from the Federal Judicial Center [link] on Sep 27, 2017:

Born December 11, 1869, in Savannah, MODied September 30, 1948

Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisNominated by Warren G. Harding on July 11, 1922, to a seat vacated by Kenesaw M. Landis. Confirmed by the Senate on July 18, 1922, and received commission on July 18, 1922. Assumed senior status on December 31, 1940. Service terminated on September 30, 1948, due to death.

Education: DePauw University, A.B., 1889

Professional Career:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1893-1922 State representative, Illinois, 1902 County attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1903-1904 Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1906-1911 U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1911-1914 Chairman, Illinois Public Utilities Commission, 1919-1921

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, January 12, 1932; no Senate vote